Cuneiform Written on Clay
A Theory
Since the pictographs of the original Sumerian language were written in clay which could be dried for storage, the following explanation of the evolution of the original pictographic writing into the cuneiform script seems very plausible. This explanation may prove successful in archeology's "court of competitive plausibility". The wedge shapes of cuneiform originally came from tears in the clay made while writing.
A Theory
Since the pictographs of the original Sumerian language were written in clay which could be dried for storage, the following explanation of the evolution of the original pictographic writing into the cuneiform script seems very plausible. This explanation may prove successful in archeology's "court of competitive plausibility". The wedge shapes of cuneiform originally came from tears in the clay made while writing.
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